Absolutely blown away by Metro 2033

I finally picked up Metro 2033 today, and WOW, HOLY CRAP!

Why didn't I get this sooner?

First off, I'm amazed how well it's able to run maxed out (@ 1360x768 and DX10) on my aging rig:

E8400 @ 3.1 GHz

2 GB DDR2 800 MHz

MSI OCed 4850

I'm also hugely impressed by the atmosphere and the gunplay. The gunplay is more intense than any of the STALKERs (from my experience), but Metro is linear while STALKER is not.

The environments are phenomenal. Tiles breaking off walls from stray rounds? AWESOME attention to detail there.

The dead city...words cannot describe how incredible it looks and feels to crawl around in it.

Any one else have such memories/impressions about Metro?

It can potentially be a good fit for you, because I never finished the Stalker games ;p

Both games require you to be independent and competent enough (to a certain degree), but Metro 2033 is more of a HL2, single player oriented fps with its share of exceptionally challenging moments. Overall a great buy.

I did not like STALKER one bit, is Metro a good fit for me ?coolmonkeykid

No, Metro feels exactly like a linear version of STALKER. Which is fine with me, I love STALKER.

I did not like STALKER one bit, is Metro a good fit for me ?coolmonkeykid

Yeah its pretty awesome, the atmosphere its pretty amazing.
i also like the voice acting, graphics and story to.

yeah its a good game and it scared the s**t out of me sometimes hahaDaRockWilder

Ya dude, some parts made me jump and scared me to. Its not a super scary game but the atmosphere really is well done.

Sometimes when the monsters come jump up on you it is to intense haaha

Yeah, it really is a great game... i just gotta get back and finish the game...

Stupid steam deals been keeping me away from it lately! :x :P

If you liked the game that much, read the book. You'll be O.O

I have this game sitting at home waiting for me to play it. Currently, I am in the Philippines with a crappy laptop that is useless for gaming. I'll be glad to get back to my desktop and some modern games.;)

I hate the gunplay, the guns feel like toys. 70% of the game you're fighting monsters that attack your kneecaps, which isn't exactly fun considering the 45 degrees field of view... You have to precisely shoot humans in the face or in the back of the head, otherwise they take entire clips to die. Either that or piss away the pre-war rounds.

But the atmosphere, the graphics and the story are great. I got the book after playing Metro and I like it a lot.

Got it on sale on steam, and like all the others, I was blown away by how good this game is. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing groundbreaking about it, but the story, graphics, gameplay, and presentation are all top notch imo.

I did not like STALKER one bit, is Metro a good fit for me ?coolmonkeykid

I finally picked up Metro 2033 today, and WOW, HOLY CRAP!

Why didn't I get this sooner?

First off, I'm amazed how well it's able to run maxed out (@ 1360x768 and DX10) on my aging rig:

E8400 @ 3.1 GHz

2 GB DDR2 800 MHz

MSI OCed 4850

I'm also hugely impressed by the atmosphere and the gunplay. The gunplay is more intense than any of the STALKERs (from my experience), but Metro is linear while STALKER is not.

The environments are phenomenal. Tiles breaking off walls from stray rounds? AWESOME attention to detail there.

The dead city...words cannot describe how incredible it looks and feels to crawl around in it.

Any one else have such memories/impressions about Metro?

PunishedOne

[QUOTE="coolmonkeykid"]I did not like STALKER one bit, is Metro a good fit for me ?gameguy6700

I hate the gunplay, the guns feel like toys. 70% of the game you're fighting monsters that attack your kneecaps, which isn't exactly fun considering the 45 degrees field of view... You have to precisely shoot humans in the face or in the back of the head, otherwise they take entire clips to die. Either that or piss away the pre-war rounds.

But the atmosphere, the graphics and the story are great. I got the book after playing Metro and I like it a lot.

Baranga

[QUOTE="PunishedOne"]

I finally picked up Metro 2033 today, and WOW, HOLY CRAP!

Why didn't I get this sooner?

First off, I'm amazed how well it's able to run maxed out (@ 1360x768 and DX10) on my aging rig:

E8400 @ 3.1 GHz

2 GB DDR2 800 MHz

MSI OCed 4850

I'm also hugely impressed by the atmosphere and the gunplay. The gunplay is more intense than any of the STALKERs (from my experience), but Metro is linear while STALKER is not.

The environments are phenomenal. Tiles breaking off walls from stray rounds? AWESOME attention to detail there.

The dead city...words cannot describe how incredible it looks and feels to crawl around in it.

Any one else have such memories/impressions about Metro?

Rahnyc4

Windows 7 Home Premium.

Haven't bought this game cause people say its hard with the check point save system and no save anywhere.

Haven't bought this game cause people say its hard with the check point save system and no save anywhere.

VeryBumpy

[QUOTE="VeryBumpy"]

Haven't bought this game cause people say its hard with the check point save system and no save anywhere.

1kalli1

Metro is a fantastic game. I have a tough time running it on max though, which is unfortunate.

Nah if it is in dx 9 then he could do it with minimums at 15 or so fps and only with the out side.

Max with a E8400 and HD4850? Even at that low resolution you must be getting some really low FPS. musclesforcier

Playable for me, which is all I care about ATM, I'm saving up for a jump to an i5 and 5870.

I play with

Amd Athlon x2 5200+ 2.7ghz

2 gig of ddr2 800 mhz RAM

8800gt OC 512mb vRAM

And I can play on very high directx 10 settings at 1440x900 resolution.

It runs smooth at all times when I OC my card even more.

Usually around 25 FPS and at the worst it dips down a little more.

The OCing on my card gives me a 4-5 FPS boost otherwise I would lower one of the settings.

I also used Vsync and triple buffering since I heard it actually helps the game in frame rate despite it supposed to be doing the opposite.

I was thinking about getting this game, it's only 12 euro on amazon, but it got such bad reviews! 6.9 on IGN ??couly

Loved this game, my only complaints are that it is too short and could have had a little more human v human combat in it (because the combat was so fantastic).

Similar to stalker in a lot of ways as it uses an adapted version of its engine. It is linear though and leads you through it much more by the numbers which is generally going to appeal to a wider audience. Imo Stalker is better because of it's scope/size, both games have incredibly good atmosphere and good stories.

As for the people who hated Stalker, well it had bugs which were eventually fixed but I believe this is generally (not always) an age related issue. Stalker appealed to more adult gamers because of its incredible atmosphere and complex/bleak/deep storyline. Younger gamers are satisfied with the GOW storylines involving aliens invading etc etc and find anything breaking from the textbook and very clear good v bad situation a bit boring which is absolutely fine but for the more adult gamer something a bit more original and complex is welcome and the constant baddies and goodies blah blah is a bit tedious

I almost considered making a thread about this game before, and the title would have been pretty much the same.

I think this game is really unique. Everything about it seems fresh to me in some way. The stealth is a heap of fun when fighting against humans. Nothing is more satisfying than sneaking around, blowing out lamps, then nailing a few guys with some throwing knives in the chest before they have time to blink.

The atmosphere is unbelievably tense. I've jumped out of my seat a few times from non-scripted moments. I think the devs managed to capture what makes a horror/survival game great, and that's suspense and helplessness.

There are a few obvious issues. I actually really enjoy the shooting mechanics and gunplay. The guns feel adequately powerful; you just need to know where to place your bullets. AI can be troublesome, but isn't too bad.

There have been a few occasions where linearity have distressed me, but for the most part I've been happy to go along for the ride.

It would be cool if the devs from F3 and Stalker and Metro all got together and made a definitive post-apocalyptic game, combining elements from all of them. I know with a few tweaks, Metro Could be something really amazing.

Imagine an online world of rail networks where different stations like Polis acted as lobbies and meeting places for players. You could do your buying and selling here, and there could even be an in game economy that operated on a real time supply and demand scheme. You could form parties with other players and head to the surface to do whatever - hunt monsters, go looting, raid other stations.

Me wants!

[QUOTE="couly"]I was thinking about getting this game, it's only 12 euro on amazon, but it got such bad reviews! 6.9 on IGN ??TerrorRizzing

[QUOTE="TerrorRizzing"][QUOTE="couly"]I was thinking about getting this game, it's only 12 euro on amazon, but it got such bad reviews! 6.9 on IGN ??couly

[QUOTE="couly"][QUOTE="TerrorRizzing"] because the console version stinks.TerrorRizzing